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Montevideo, August 4th 2025 - 00:56 UTC

Politics

  • Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:46 UTC

    Former detention center in BA granted Mercosur patrimony status

    Pietragalla Corti said the distinction was a recognition for the entire region

    The former Argentine Navy's Mechanics School, which functioned as a clandestine detention center during the 1976-1983 military regime and was later turned into the Memory Museum to promote awareness about human rights violations, has been granted Mercosur cultural heritage status by the Culture Ministers of the bloc, who convened Friday in Buenos Aires for their 54th meeting.

  • Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:45 UTC

    Mercosur Summit scheduled for Puerto Iguazú

    Alberto Fernández will pass on the bloc's rotating presidency to Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva

    The Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú in the province of Misiones will host the LXII Mercosur Summit on July 3 and 4, during which Alberto Fernández will pass on the pro tempore presidency of the bloc to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, it was announced Friday in Buenos Aires.

  • Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:45 UTC

    Anniversary of Falklands Liberation Day from Argentine military occupation

    Liberation Monument in downtown Stanley. Following the ceremony FIG will host a civic reception for residents and military personnel

    To mark the Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from the Argentine occupation in 1982, Gilbert House has arranged a program for next Wednesday 14 June.

  • Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:00 UTC

    Mercosur agreement on marital issues reached in Buenos Aires

    Justice Ministers of the Mercosur full and associated members convened in Buenos Aires

    Justice Ministers of all Mercosur member countries Friday signed in Buenos Aires an agreement aimed at joint regulation of marriages. The document seeks to unify legal issues related to matrimonial matters, personal and patrimonial relations between spouses, divorce, matrimonial separation, and personal and patrimonial relations and dissolution of cohabitation unions within the bloc.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:35 UTC

    Retired Uruguayan military officers convicted of crimes against humanity

    Prosecutor Perciballe said Judge Merlo's sentence was excellent

    Uruguayan retired military officers Rubens Francia and Francisco Macalusso were convicted as co-perpetrators of torture and deprivation of liberty during the last military dictatorship (1973-1984) and sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:31 UTC

    Most Britons feel the Falkland Islands should remain with UK, YouGov poll

    The Falklands and Gibraltar came 4th and 5th with 35% and 33%, while Northern Ireland’s exit would cause the least concern with just 32% selecting ‘upset.’

    People in Britain would be more upset to see Gibraltar or the Falkland Islands leave the UK than they would if Northern Ireland did, according to a new YouGov poll published in British media.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:20 UTC

    Lula picks his own lawyer for Supreme Court

    Zanin was Lula's lawyer throughout the Lava Jato case

    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Thursday chose his personal lawyer Cristiano Zanin Martins to become a new member of the Supreme Federal Court (STF). Zanin would fill the opening left by Ricardo Lewandowski's early retirement in April.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:15 UTC

    Bolsonaro faces disenfranchisement following new TSE ruling

    Gonçalves cleared the way for the proceedings to begin against Bolsonaro for attacking the veracity of the electoral system

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro might be disenfranchised in the investigation Brazil's Superior Electoral Court Justice Benedito Gonçalves, acting as case rapporteur, greenlighted Thursday.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:12 UTC

    Dozens of bags with human remains found in Mexico; government admits 100,000 missing people

    Disappearance crimes are common in Mexico, especially in cities rife with drug cartel activity such as Guadalajara

    Mexican police have discovered dozens of bags with human remains, during a search operation for seven young workers of a call center who went missing a week ago, Mexican prosecution said on Thursday.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:01 UTC

    Argentina to join BRICS bank?

    Rousseff found the fastest way for Argentina to get help from the BRICS NDB Bank

    Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa was told in Shanghai by New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff that the road was clear for Argentina to join the entity and thus be able to obtain some financial backing in the near future, it was reported. The formal announcement will be made next August alongside those concerning Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Zimbabwe.